CathedralIlle-et-Vilaine

Cathédrale Notre-Dame

Dol-de-Bretagne

Dimensions

Gothic building on 12th-century foundations

Period

12th – 14th century

What stands there

1 of the 7 cathedrals of the Tro Breiz

Former seat of the first archbishopric of Brittany, founded by Saint Samson. Dol was long the most contested religious centre of the province, claiming primacy over the six other bishoprics.

Getting there : Free admission

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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Ambient sound

Nearby

Mont DolSacred hill · Mont-Dol · 2.9 km
Abbaye de la VieuvilleCistercian abbey · Epiniac · 5.3 km
Chapelle Sainte-AnneChapel · Le Minihic-sur-Rance · 19 km
Mont Saint-MichelSacred hill · Le Mont-Saint-Michel · 20 km
If de Saint-SolenVenerable tree · Lanvallay (Saint-Solen) · 21 km
Tombelaine, l'îlot du prieuréMonastery / hospice · Genêts · 22 km

This place in the great stories

The Tro Breiz, the pilgrimage of the seven founding saintsBreton emigration of the 5th-6th centuries; Lives of the saints from the 9th to the 13th…

In the same department

All places — Ille-et-Vilaine (31).